BOSTON – A Chelsea man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to RICO conspiracy involving attempted murder and drug trafficking.
Brandon Baez, aka ‘Big Baby,’ pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity and one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and cocaine.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns scheduled sentencing for May 3, 2019.
During an investigation into a network of street gangs that had created alliances to traffic weapons and drugs throughout Massachusetts, Baez was identified as a member of the East Side Money Gang (ESMG), a Chelsea-based street gang, which used violence to further its criminal activities and enforce its internal rules.
Specifically, ESMG uses violence to protect its members/associates, target rival gang members/associates and intimidate potential witnesses.
In intercepted calls on April 3, 2016, Baez informed Angel Mejia, a leader in the ESMG, that he had just shot two men in a black Cadillac at a gas station in Revere because he believed that they were members of a rival street gang.
Baez is one of 53 defendants indicted in June 2016 on federal firearms and drug charges following an investigation into a network of street gangs that created alliances to traffic weapons and drugs and to generate violence against rival gang members.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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